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. >> jim said look, it was very competitive in 2000 and very competitive in 2004. >> which means 2012 is o contest that will go down to the last day and down to the wire. >> you know, with mitt romney and how having to dispose of all those republican challengers, he is free to concentrate on the general election. that concentration appears to be paying dividends. romney outraged president obama last month and shawn, that is the first time that's happened. >> switching gears a little bit. there are increasing questions about leaks from the cia. how did the president respond to that today when he was asked about it? >> he was quick to answer. republicans have been raising questions about this and want to know if the administration had any roll in highlighting or trying to highlight its successes. the president said today that the administration had no role in these leaks. >> that makes the job of folks on the front lines tougher and it makes my job tougher. which is why since i have within in office, my attitude has been zero tolerance for these kinds of leaks and speculation. >> alread
. >> jim said look, it was very competitive in 2000 and very competitive in 2004. >> which means 2012 is o contest that will go down to the last day and down to the wire. >> you know, with mitt romney and how having to dispose of all those republican challengers, he is free to concentrate on the general election. that concentration appears to be paying dividends. romney outraged president obama last month and shawn, that is the first time that's happened. >> switching...
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jim wrote as long as she doesn't put a same limit on her employees, who cares. join us on www.myfoxdc.com for our conversation. >>> has the iphone 5 lived up to you all of the hype? the answer is yes. it gave it the coveted recommended badge praising the phone's thinner and lighter frame and extra screen space. consumer reports called the camera the best we have seen on a smart phone and that is a quote. despite the rave reviews, consumer report said samsung's galaxy s-3 is king of the smart phone and our producer -- . >> just amazing this little device. holds a thousand songs. and goes in my pocket. >>> it was one year ago today, steve jobs lost his battle with pancreatic cancer. apple is dedicating the website to the late cofounder with a special tribute video. the montage features photos and audio in place of jobs announcing the most successful products. he was 56 years old. >> wow. >> do you remember the first ipod when it came out? >> it took me two years to jump on the bandwagon. >> we have one of the original ipods and it's thick and big compared to the i
jim wrote as long as she doesn't put a same limit on her employees, who cares. join us on www.myfoxdc.com for our conversation. >>> has the iphone 5 lived up to you all of the hype? the answer is yes. it gave it the coveted recommended badge praising the phone's thinner and lighter frame and extra screen space. consumer reports called the camera the best we have seen on a smart phone and that is a quote. despite the rave reviews, consumer report said samsung's galaxy s-3 is king of the...
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i want to particularly give thanks to dimitri reuben, jim drear, the lead detectives in the case and the entire division of homicide here in montgomery county. forensic science played a huge part in this case. as britney norwood -- of attack, brutalization, sexual attack, taunting of both a racial and other nature, scientists went to work in this case. blood-spatter experts, dna experts, shoeprint experts -- the medical examiner, the chief medical examiner in the city of baltimore, what made this case unravel so quickly was the work of so many forensic scientists who put the lives to the original story that came from the mouth of miss norwood. we would not be here today without the magnificent support of the murray family. many of you have gotten to meet them. each one of them is an extraordinary person. we did not know jana in life, but i think in some way, jana's been brought to life for us and remains with us because we have gotten to know the murray family. i would like to thank mary beth ayers, ashley endoifer and sandra -- from my office, the wonderful work they have done from
i want to particularly give thanks to dimitri reuben, jim drear, the lead detectives in the case and the entire division of homicide here in montgomery county. forensic science played a huge part in this case. as britney norwood -- of attack, brutalization, sexual attack, taunting of both a racial and other nature, scientists went to work in this case. blood-spatter experts, dna experts, shoeprint experts -- the medical examiner, the chief medical examiner in the city of baltimore, what made...
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he nominated jim young kim for the position. he said it's one of the most powerful tools to raise poverty and raise standards of living in the poorest countries. the world's bank executive board will choose a new leader and kim is expected to be chosen because the u.s. has the largest percentage of votes. >>> d.c. mayor gray unveiling his 2013 budget. coming up, how schools, the police department, and more will be affected as the city tries to cross close a massive budget gap. >>> and lawmakers in maryland take up a bill to expand gambling in the state. the latest from annapolis. >>> and a man in a ski mask is knocked out cold at a local high school. why he's the one facing charges. gary. >>> and thanks, lore. you know what? i wish we could say that today's weather is just going to continue on through the weekend. look at that. look how nice. it's not going. we'll have a first look at the forecast and we'll focus on this evening. it's going to be real, real nice. that is coming up when the news continues. don't go away. away.
he nominated jim young kim for the position. he said it's one of the most powerful tools to raise poverty and raise standards of living in the poorest countries. the world's bank executive board will choose a new leader and kim is expected to be chosen because the u.s. has the largest percentage of votes. >>> d.c. mayor gray unveiling his 2013 budget. coming up, how schools, the police department, and more will be affected as the city tries to cross close a massive budget gap....
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tough stance and adds a guest worker program and that begins by recognizing a million people a year jim great to the united states permanently. >> reporter: mrs. romney is attending a fund raiser called women for romney. >> and we're the ones not going to leave a deg lease -- legacy of debt for them from our wrecklessness. >> reporter: paul ryan delivers his speech point in people time and this morning his wife met with women voters. >> our family, our children, our future -- that is what this race is about. >> reporter: among the speakers tonight, john mccain and condoleezza rice. around 7:00 or after 7:00, they will be rolling the video that ron palm tribute video that will be watched by ron paul supporters and the delegates not allowed in yesterday and disappointed to say the least. >> i know there is a lot of talk because of hurricane isaac and some protestors. how have things been going from your perspective, smoothly? >> and they stayed pretty much on schedule and did not want the optics to look bad and search saying they made the right call and preaching to the choir. this crowd
tough stance and adds a guest worker program and that begins by recognizing a million people a year jim great to the united states permanently. >> reporter: mrs. romney is attending a fund raiser called women for romney. >> and we're the ones not going to leave a deg lease -- legacy of debt for them from our wrecklessness. >> reporter: paul ryan delivers his speech point in people time and this morning his wife met with women voters. >> our family, our children, our...
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. >>> nba commissioner david stern got into a heated exchange with jim rome and started when he said it was fixed. >> no, and a statement, shame on you for asking. >> i think it's my job to ask. i think people wonder. >> and that is ridiculous. that is okay. >> i know you think it's ridiculous, i don't think the question is. i know people think that. i am not saying thaty do but i think it's time to ask you that. >> you have stopped beating your wife yet? >> i don't think that is fair. >> things didn't get any better as the interview continues and they agreed they were both offended, the interview ended with stern saying i have to call someone important now, steven a. smith is up next and for those of you who don't know, he is a competitor of jim rome and they went -- and that is ugly. >> yeah. >> and didn't end well. >> can you believe that? >> i briefly heard and that i gone the know the context of it. >> yeah. >> and that takes your breath away. >> i mean, you know. touchy the there. >> and jim had a share of sights before. >> -- fights before. >> he never -- and do not expect it
. >>> nba commissioner david stern got into a heated exchange with jim rome and started when he said it was fixed. >> no, and a statement, shame on you for asking. >> i think it's my job to ask. i think people wonder. >> and that is ridiculous. that is okay. >> i know you think it's ridiculous, i don't think the question is. i know people think that. i am not saying thaty do but i think it's time to ask you that. >> you have stopped beating your wife yet?...
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. >> reporter: jim, he was a retired school bus driver. he was 89 years old but in good health, an avid walker, avid jogger. struck and killed in a crosswalk. by a school bus. >> she killed a man. i don't know what else i would say to that. she killed my grandfather. >> reporter: that's sarah ahn. last week her grandfather struck and killed by a fairfax county school bus. joon seok ahn was 89 years old. he had two children, four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren. he was very active for his age. he was a skier, an accomplished badminton player, he was a religious man. each day he would go to dawn prayer service at the nearby church, and then he'd go jogging. jogging for at least a mile. at the intersection of columbia, pike and gallows road, he was on his way back from the cleaners. he was in the crosswalk when a school bus, a big school bus moved into that cross walk and struck mr. ahn, knocked him to the ground. he was taken to the hospital. he died a short time later. >> it was just devastating to go to the hospital, and know that
. >> reporter: jim, he was a retired school bus driver. he was 89 years old but in good health, an avid walker, avid jogger. struck and killed in a crosswalk. by a school bus. >> she killed a man. i don't know what else i would say to that. she killed my grandfather. >> reporter: that's sarah ahn. last week her grandfather struck and killed by a fairfax county school bus. joon seok ahn was 89 years old. he had two children, four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren. he was...
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council member jim graham and his time on the metro board. ab independent -- an independent report just released accuses graham of unethical dealings while he was on the board. john henrehan is live in northwest with details. john, tell us what you know? >> reporter: ryan -- brian, it's a 61-page investigation conducted by the outside law firm tad walliter ate al. the board -- et al. the board commissioned the report to look into the conduct of jim graham, longtime d.c. member and a longtime member of the metro board. in fact, i think it
council member jim graham and his time on the metro board. ab independent -- an independent report just released accuses graham of unethical dealings while he was on the board. john henrehan is live in northwest with details. john, tell us what you know? >> reporter: ryan -- brian, it's a 61-page investigation conducted by the outside law firm tad walliter ate al. the board -- et al. the board commissioned the report to look into the conduct of jim graham, longtime d.c. member and a...
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. >> jim is in his 80s, but he'll be out late this saturday night and under the light of the moon, people will gather to watch what he does. >> the people are always there when we get there. they just want to see us do this. >> he'll be paying a visit to a memorial, no, not the lincoln or jefferson. >> jim will come here to d.c.'s southwest waterfront to a memorial that even some locals haven't seen. it honors those who lost their lives in the sinking of the titanic. >> it took a will the of coal to move this boat. >> a d.c. group called the men's titanic society. they formed in 1978 to honor the men who let women and children go first. philman became interested in the titanic. >> bottle of champagne and went down there and put the daffodils right there and drank the champagne and toasted those brave men. >> that first year, there were only four members. >> this is shindler, danny o'brian, and me. >> one snapped the picture, for 34 years, tradition has continued each year on the anniversary. the same menu, the first class passengers had that fateful night in 1912. >> there were several ch
. >> jim is in his 80s, but he'll be out late this saturday night and under the light of the moon, people will gather to watch what he does. >> the people are always there when we get there. they just want to see us do this. >> he'll be paying a visit to a memorial, no, not the lincoln or jefferson. >> jim will come here to d.c.'s southwest waterfront to a memorial that even some locals haven't seen. it honors those who lost their lives in the sinking of the titanic....
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this is what you'll see early tomorrow when you see jim out hosting the event. 79 degrees the current temperature. a very nice evening. that's exactly what we're going to see throughout the rest of the evening. 77 in gaithersburg. 76 in reston. no rain on the radar now. at least not in our region. as you widen out see where the rain is, back to the west around chicago, in through portions of illinois and indiana, where we're looking at a few stronger storms here. those stronger storms will try to make their way in tomorrow afternoon. i'm not too worried about them, though. nats game, no problem at all. a few clouds. just perfect sunset right around 7:00 tonight. it will be on the dark side, but 75 degrees, looking great. go nats. tonight, temperatures down to 58 in gaithersburg, 62 in fredericksburg. and 64 in the d.c. area. tomorrow, we get into summer once again. highs in the mid to upper 80s. 86 in washington. 88 in culpepper. a chance of thunderstorms late in the day, between, say, 4:00 and 7:00. some of those could be strong. but i'm not anticipating a lot of severe weather. that
this is what you'll see early tomorrow when you see jim out hosting the event. 79 degrees the current temperature. a very nice evening. that's exactly what we're going to see throughout the rest of the evening. 77 in gaithersburg. 76 in reston. no rain on the radar now. at least not in our region. as you widen out see where the rain is, back to the west around chicago, in through portions of illinois and indiana, where we're looking at a few stronger storms here. those stronger storms will try...
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allen trying to regain the senate seat after losing jim webb. earlier on, it was thought the entire u.s. senate was going to rest on this race. the democrats will pick up seats from republicans in massachusetts in maine and in to indiana. that is not a great deal. both allen and cane are very, very tight as brian moran said there are no obama-allen voters. in maryland, we have a situation where john delaine, a democrat, is trying to -- in the redrawn sixth district. >> all right, those are the key races. we know you will be here throughout the night and we'll talk to you later. >> thank you. >>> coming up now, election day traditions. we're going to take you inside president obama's routine and show you where heel watch the results tonight. >> our political coverage continues on our website, www.myfoxdc.com. and there it is there. coming up next, we're going to be in the web center to walk you through what you find on the website, including the all- important results. stay close. . >> welcome back. we're live in the web cent
allen trying to regain the senate seat after losing jim webb. earlier on, it was thought the entire u.s. senate was going to rest on this race. the democrats will pick up seats from republicans in massachusetts in maine and in to indiana. that is not a great deal. both allen and cane are very, very tight as brian moran said there are no obama-allen voters. in maryland, we have a situation where john delaine, a democrat, is trying to -- in the redrawn sixth district. >> all right, those...
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. >> reporter: jim with the national transportation safety board said that the train was going about 25 miles per hour when it derailed, although statements -- statements were taken, he said he didn't know if the brakes were applied before the disaster and there is a camera recording at the time. >> and a lot of trains have a hidden camera, and we have had some success in other investigations and gathering to help to see what they might have sn or not. >> reporter: the two girls were sitting on the edge of the bridge facing east as the train went by. nass was a student at james madison university, mayor went to the university of delaware. back here live, we're on a hillside overlooking the direct site. and what yoseing are a large number of pieces trying to upright some of the train cars, which overturned spilling the coal and that is the coal out of the track. the ntsb is going to examine all of the cars to figure out what happened here and this is something that is going to take days on to accomplish and, while this is going on, the tracks can't be used and this is going to be a pr
. >> reporter: jim with the national transportation safety board said that the train was going about 25 miles per hour when it derailed, although statements -- statements were taken, he said he didn't know if the brakes were applied before the disaster and there is a camera recording at the time. >> and a lot of trains have a hidden camera, and we have had some success in other investigations and gathering to help to see what they might have sn or not. >> reporter: the two...
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she and her adult son got owl she just recently fell and broke both armbones in her face, her husband jim is mostly bedridden and was trapped inside. >> the only thing going through my head i got to get him out of here. >> help. help. >>> i knew i couldn't pick him up i told him to grab the leg take one step at a time holding my shoulder. >> soon another neighbor ran into the burning house. he ran over and gave me a hand. >> how grateful were you? >> so glad. >> darlene happened to be visiting on the street where she grew up to her they are extended family. >> you couldn't ask for better people you couldn't ask for more god loving sincere. >> towns end is an emt. >> i knew three people resided there i was counting heads. >> what is remarkable it wasn't just one person, or two people, or even three people in fact everybody rushed out the front door, and wanted to help. >> the jackets, the blankets, um, just this support you know, people hugging the family and just being there it was unreal. >> josh allison lived in petersburg virginia he rushed through the snow on i-95 sunday night to get
she and her adult son got owl she just recently fell and broke both armbones in her face, her husband jim is mostly bedridden and was trapped inside. >> the only thing going through my head i got to get him out of here. >> help. help. >>> i knew i couldn't pick him up i told him to grab the leg take one step at a time holding my shoulder. >> soon another neighbor ran into the burning house. he ran over and gave me a hand. >> how grateful were you? >> so...
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. >> i'm s jim, i will stop the subsidy to pbs and other things. i like pbs and big bird, i like you, too, but i'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for it. >> following the statement, big bird fans flocked to twitter and facebook defending the sesame character and some parody accounts popped up, posting spoof photos of big bird and others, some too risky for tv news. the post debate coverage continues on www.myfoxdc.com. click on the fact checker to so how the candidates' claim stack up with the truth. it's on our home page at www.myfoxdc.com. >>> the conflict in syria is on the verge of growing into a crisis. turkey has continued firing at syrian targets. the violence comes after shells from syria hit a turkish border village killing five people. since, they authorized the country's military to conduct cross border operations in syria while turkey's prime minister insists it's not a declaration of war but a deterrent against its neighbor. >>> coming up, a meningitis outbreak sickenning many people and
. >> i'm s jim, i will stop the subsidy to pbs and other things. i like pbs and big bird, i like you, too, but i'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for it. >> following the statement, big bird fans flocked to twitter and facebook defending the sesame character and some parody accounts popped up, posting spoof photos of big bird and others, some too risky for tv news. the post debate coverage continues on www.myfoxdc.com. click on the...
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find out as councilman jim graham thinks the mayor should step down. >> they live here in maryland. high school students are getting a chance to explore the world. it's all paid for by your tax dollar. i'm beth parker and i will tell you why the government's taking -- picking up the tab. >> and a photographer captures a couple's marriage proposal on camera. the only problem? well, the couple doesn't know the picture exists. the first time i saw fios it was absolutely amazing. for years and years we had to put up with cable. once we got fios it was like somebody like took our computer and shook all the junk out of it. [ male announcer ] don't settle for the same old cable technology. switch to a verizon fios triple play and upgrade your entertainment equipment with our 100% fiber-optic network and whole home solution, including a high-speed wireless router plus a new multi-room dvr and new hd set top box free for 12 months. everything has to be fast now, and that's what fios provides us right now when we want it. [ male announcer ] and now, with new fios quantum speeds, you can enjoy
find out as councilman jim graham thinks the mayor should step down. >> they live here in maryland. high school students are getting a chance to explore the world. it's all paid for by your tax dollar. i'm beth parker and i will tell you why the government's taking -- picking up the tab. >> and a photographer captures a couple's marriage proposal on camera. the only problem? well, the couple doesn't know the picture exists. the first time i saw fios it was absolutely amazing. for...
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it shows the son of congressman jim moran discussing a plan to cast fraudulent ballots. patrick moran signed yesterday as field director of the father's campaign hours after a conservative group released the video. it shows an undercover operative pitching a voter fraud plan to moran and moran telling the volunteer to look into it. >>> guilty, that is the verdict handed down to a former fbi agent accused of killing a teenager while driving drunk. a prince georges county jury found johnson guilty on all counts, including motor vehicle manslaughter in february of 2011. johnson crashed into 18-year- old lawrence garner's car killing him and seriously injuring his best friend. scheduling is scheduled for mid- december. johnson faces a maximum of 13 years in prison. >>> three people were killed in an early-morning crash in howard county, maryland. it happened in the 7500 block of route 1 and elk ridge. police believe a chevy impala was speeding as it was making a left turn. the chevy crashed into the side of the truck and three men inside died. the truck driver was not hurt.
it shows the son of congressman jim moran discussing a plan to cast fraudulent ballots. patrick moran signed yesterday as field director of the father's campaign hours after a conservative group released the video. it shows an undercover operative pitching a voter fraud plan to moran and moran telling the volunteer to look into it. >>> guilty, that is the verdict handed down to a former fbi agent accused of killing a teenager while driving drunk. a prince georges county jury found...
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congressman jim moran and other lawmakers publicly asked komen to reverse the decision. meanwhile, former supporters said they were moving their money to planned parenthood and that organization new reporting it raised more than $400,000 in just one day. a lot of the posters said they believe that not only the congressional investigation but the decision by planned parenthood was politically motivated. the ceo denied that and said in addition to barring those grants for providers under investigation, that the foundation really wants to focus its money on direct providers of mammograms and planned parenthood doesn't do that. they do breast cancer screening and then refer patients for mammograms and she said that was also part of the reason for the decision. and as far as the pr damage, experts i talked to said it's not impossible for komen to recover from this but it's going to take hard work. >> and with all the back lash and from komen and planned parenthood, and a resignation at the top level from komen out of protest for this, is there any talk within komen to rethink
congressman jim moran and other lawmakers publicly asked komen to reverse the decision. meanwhile, former supporters said they were moving their money to planned parenthood and that organization new reporting it raised more than $400,000 in just one day. a lot of the posters said they believe that not only the congressional investigation but the decision by planned parenthood was politically motivated. the ceo denied that and said in addition to barring those grants for providers under...
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. >> reporter: council member jim graham, whose board includes mobile link and other drinking spots in adams morgan doesn't think last call should come later and colleagues have similar concerns. >> and want tout for mischief and crime is extended. if someone thinks that is not, there they should think again. >> clearly, i'm not interested to keeping the bars open until 4:00 in the morning. the question is how do you replace the revenue coming in? >> reporter: back at mobile lounge, management said being a good neighbor is important. the bar hours are extended by the city, that won't change. >> and we're out in the community and making sure that everyone is happy. >> reporter: all right, switching gears a little bit. another issue getting a lot of talk at the wilson building is a cost-of-living increase for all council members. this comes after a report in the examiner today. the raise is about $2,800. the council as a whole decided to wave their increases the last few years, but not all are on board this year. the couple chairman brown is one that said he won't accept an increase this
. >> reporter: council member jim graham, whose board includes mobile link and other drinking spots in adams morgan doesn't think last call should come later and colleagues have similar concerns. >> and want tout for mischief and crime is extended. if someone thinks that is not, there they should think again. >> clearly, i'm not interested to keeping the bars open until 4:00 in the morning. the question is how do you replace the revenue coming in? >> reporter: back at...
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. >> reporter: republican strategist jim anesenzi and the democratic strategist say romney is close to regaining his title as clear front runner for good. >> i wouldn't be surprise if this bump gives him -- into supertuesday. >> and with more than 400 delegates at stake, the long road could be an express lane for mitt romney. >> and in the delegate count, mitt romney is leading nationally with 163 delegates followed by santorum and newt gingrich at 32; ron paul at 19 and takes 1,144 delegates. after supertuesday, about halfway there with the 10 states, including virginia, laura. >> and i want to ask you about the big news on the capitol hill, main senator -- maine senator olympia snowe announced last night she won't be seeking re-election. >> there is two things going on. one is a surprise and the other is not. it was long rumored that senator snow from maine was not happy in her part as a moderate republican. the course that the republican caucus was going on the hill and announced she's not running for re-election. after 33 years, she won't be on capitol hill and that will unleash a
. >> reporter: republican strategist jim anesenzi and the democratic strategist say romney is close to regaining his title as clear front runner for good. >> i wouldn't be surprise if this bump gives him -- into supertuesday. >> and with more than 400 delegates at stake, the long road could be an express lane for mitt romney. >> and in the delegate count, mitt romney is leading nationally with 163 delegates followed by santorum and newt gingrich at 32; ron paul at 19 and...
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council member jim graham who supports the excise tax said it could raise $20 million a year. shaking things up again when it comes to beer, wine, and cocktails cold and served in the district. some in the alcohol business worry a new tax could drive customers away. >> remember, desis -- d.c. is a destination area, we want to keep it that way. everything is price sensitive in the area. >> reporter: council member graham said it's time leaders look at generating revenue in the district by raising the price for those who drink. >> the alcohol excise tax at the present time is below 1 half of jurisdictions in the united states. the excise tax in the district is not increased since 1990. >> reporter: estimates on how much the proposed attention will cost vendors varies, depending on who you ask. the distilled spirits council of the united states -- counsel of the united states predicted an increase of 5.12% on spirits, 9.7% on wine, and 8.5% on beer. >> from national brewers, national distillers, local brewers, wholesalers, restaurants, hotels grocery stores, all facets of the ind
council member jim graham who supports the excise tax said it could raise $20 million a year. shaking things up again when it comes to beer, wine, and cocktails cold and served in the district. some in the alcohol business worry a new tax could drive customers away. >> remember, desis -- d.c. is a destination area, we want to keep it that way. everything is price sensitive in the area. >> reporter: council member graham said it's time leaders look at generating revenue in the...
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. >> jim phillips of the heritage foundation said syria's ally, russia, can veto any u.n. action. the u.s. may have to find other ways to take down assad. >> and the regime is try nothing to only crush the opposition but teach their people a permanent lesson about not to rise up. >> reporter: back at the embassy, meanwhile, while the top diplomat is ordered out, the rest of the staff has not, although the state department said that decision could change. that syrian embassy is located in the colorado avenue northwest of connecticut avenue and swarmed by the media. the syrian envoy was given 72 hours to leave the u.s., according to the state department and there appear to be no signs of him today. >> thank you. >>> the john edwards trial inves the seventh day of jury deliberations and coming up, why questions are being raised on the jury panel. >>> and prosecutors rest their case. the latest on that. gary? >>> and some more thunderstorms out there and severe weather as well. we'll update on you the watch and warnings active right now. coming up, a first look at the forecast and tha
. >> jim phillips of the heritage foundation said syria's ally, russia, can veto any u.n. action. the u.s. may have to find other ways to take down assad. >> and the regime is try nothing to only crush the opposition but teach their people a permanent lesson about not to rise up. >> reporter: back at the embassy, meanwhile, while the top diplomat is ordered out, the rest of the staff has not, although the state department said that decision could change. that syrian embassy is...
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the head of the obama campaign, jim meseena, you know, said we had nothing to do with this and everyone walked away from her. she said the reason she said it is because ann romney is wealthy and she doesn't -- she had the luxury to stay home. so, really, offending people left and right. the bigger problem for the obama administration is what they need more than anything is the women vote. >> and let me ask you about that. we have heard that from both sides that the gop, you know, was against women and women's issues and the democrats seem to be riding high and we're seeing this bounce back and forth. the des are trying to distance themselves from rose know's remarks. today, the first lady michelle obama tweeted that every mother works hard and every mother deserves to be respected. do you think as a result of this we're going to see this as an ongoing campaign issue where, like many other things, will this die with the next cycle? >> and absolutely. from now until december, both parties need the women vote. obama won overwhelmingly the women in 2008n.2010, he started to lose women suppo
the head of the obama campaign, jim meseena, you know, said we had nothing to do with this and everyone walked away from her. she said the reason she said it is because ann romney is wealthy and she doesn't -- she had the luxury to stay home. so, really, offending people left and right. the bigger problem for the obama administration is what they need more than anything is the women vote. >> and let me ask you about that. we have heard that from both sides that the gop, you know, was...
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>> better van the jim rome questions from last night. >> you know how that is and we can eat up two minutes and 35 seconds of my time and talking about the sunshine and temperatures in the 80s and great out there this evening and you will enjoy it and that is looking like the weekend is cooperating and nothing changeed. it's not going to be too hot or humid and enjoy this. things are changing after the weekend. the summer will happen and that will come in. 95, 96 degrees for high temperatures and when you add the humidity, we might be pushing 100 degrees and there is going toker more humid and that is so -- going to be more humidity. 82 degrees in the city, the high for the day. monasses, 81, culpeper, 79. really nice along that i-81 corridor where temperatures are mid- to upper 70s and this is what i'm thinking for the weekend, pretty good. 78 at 7:00. 72 at 9:00 and the temperature at 11:00 and about 70 degrees or so. we're still expecting the high pressure to be completely in control and with the position of the high pressure off to the north and east of the surface, that kind of brings
>> better van the jim rome questions from last night. >> you know how that is and we can eat up two minutes and 35 seconds of my time and talking about the sunshine and temperatures in the 80s and great out there this evening and you will enjoy it and that is looking like the weekend is cooperating and nothing changeed. it's not going to be too hot or humid and enjoy this. things are changing after the weekend. the summer will happen and that will come in. 95, 96 degrees for high...
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jim? >> wow. >> what do you think? >> it's good and wonderful. >> and because you don't like chocolate. >> who doesn't? >> you don't like chocolate? >> howdy know not know this about you. >> and it's any slice at half price for dine-in guests and get cheesecake in honor -- . >> and there you go. >> and that feeds like three people. >> and -- and -- to talk for two minutes. >> and get it when you come back. >> and iel. >> and this is on top. the clouds outside, the mix of clouds and sun and that is like this tomorrow and some temperatures tomorrow in line where they are today and some clouds and sunshine and i mentioned earlier, a cut-and- pace forecast and this is that sentinel radar and i want to show you the movement of storms and that is atypical. generally our storms move from the southwest and to the northeast. we have a big area of low pressure circulating around and that is giving us a count clockwise flow and they moving different today and in leesburg, this wrapped around you and this is moving to the west of
jim? >> wow. >> what do you think? >> it's good and wonderful. >> and because you don't like chocolate. >> who doesn't? >> you don't like chocolate? >> howdy know not know this about you. >> and it's any slice at half price for dine-in guests and get cheesecake in honor -- . >> and there you go. >> and that feeds like three people. >> and -- and -- to talk for two minutes. >> and get it when you come back. >> and iel....
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. >> wendy and jim, good evening. a lot of people around our area are asking who is rob savani after his blitz of the airwaves. well, he says his political ads are effective because he has a positive message. >> i'm sobahni. >> rob is a former georgetown university professor. he's an expert on the middle east and an entrepreneur who started his own company, caspian energy consulting with works with business interests in the middle east and the former soviet union. he's made enough money to pay for his own campaign as an independent campaign for the senate in maryland. he said his opponents are trying to elbow him out of the race. >> what our candidacy is offering, and i say our, because this is not just my campaign, this is our campaign, is concrete ideas with concrete solutions. >> the recent gonzalez poll shows cardin with 50% of the vote. the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5%. i asked the republican candidate if he's trying to exclude sobahni from the debates. >> these debates are complicated. they'r
. >> wendy and jim, good evening. a lot of people around our area are asking who is rob savani after his blitz of the airwaves. well, he says his political ads are effective because he has a positive message. >> i'm sobahni. >> rob is a former georgetown university professor. he's an expert on the middle east and an entrepreneur who started his own company, caspian energy consulting with works with business interests in the middle east and the former soviet union. he's made...